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                  Can I date a building which features royal arms?

                  The royal arms have not changed since 1837, so a building which features these arms must either (a) have been built after 1836 or (b) have been built earlier than this, but had the royal arms added later. If the royal arms featured belong to a monarch before 1837, then, in theory, the building might date from the reign concerned, but, again, there is always the chance that the building might be earlier, and the arms added later.